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Slips, Trips and Falls: When Can an Injury Lawyer Prove Fault?

An Injury Lawyer Can Help Determine if You Have a Case

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Whether you want to speak with a Bay Area injury lawyer to discuss your mother’s recent fall at a restaurant, or you tripped on a rickety staircase in your office building and broke your leg, you’d like to know what an attorney needs to in order to prove that someone or some business was at fault.

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When an Injury Attorney Can Help in a Car Accident Case

How to Ensure Just Compensation with Help from a Bay Area Injury Attorney

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Whether a truck lurched into your lane on the 101, or some teenager texting on his mobile phone plowed into you at an intersection, you’re confused, overwhelmed and possibly even physically traumatized by the crash. In the wake of what happened, you may find yourself stunned and wondering what to do next. Should you call an auto accident lawyer, or should you just deal with this on your own with the other driver and the insurance company? Continue reading

Determining if a Landlord or Property Manager is Negligent

San Francisco Attorney Discusses Negligence and Personal Injury

San Francisco personal injury attorneyLandlords and property managers owe their tenants a level of reasonable care and caution. Prepare to act if your Bay Area landlord fails to meet his or her obligations. You can always contact a personal injury lawyer for information about the careless actions of a landlord, particularly if those actions lead to injury or illness from inadequate security or failure to maintain the property. Negligent behavior, like having poor lighting or defective stairways and handrails, can lead to slips and falls and may serve as a basis for legal action against a property manager.

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Winter Safe Driving Tips for Truck Drivers

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Our San Francisco personal injury lawyers have seen way too many tragic and totally unnecessary winter truck driving cases. We want to educate drivers and truckers alike about best practices regarding winter driving to improve everyone’s road safety. Continue reading

All About Workers’ Compensation

Employment Law and Workplace Injury

The Bay Area workers’ compensation system evolved over 100 years ago, as a “grand bargain” between employers and workers. Prior to workers’ comp, injured employees had to sue their bosses in court to collect money for their medical bills, lost wages, and other damages. This system led to tremendous inequalities and frustrations on both sides. Workers’ comp allowed hurt workers get a fair deal without having to resort to extraordinary legal measures; and it helped employers avoid expensive and frustrating court battles. Continue reading

How Common Are Bay Area Bicycle Accidents?

From: a San Francisco Bicycle Accident Lawyer

A typical Bay Area bicycle accident lawyer can quickly rattle off disturbing statistics about bike crashes in the San Francisco, Bay Area. For instance, in 2010, 618 people lost their lives in bike crashes in the U.S. That marked a major decrease (believe it or not) from the 1995 fatality numbers (830). Continue reading